Clint EastwoodThe best picture-winning Western is getting a new streaming home. Since the 1960s, the American icon has been widely associated with the western genre. He rose to fame for his roles as ramrod Rowdy Yates in the western television series Rawhide and the bounty hunter, the Man With No Name, in the film by director Sergio Leone Dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns, which includes A handful of dollars, For a few more dollarsand The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Eastwood ended the 1960s with westerns Hang them highwhich was his first leading role in an American film, and the musical Paint your wagon. During the 1970s, Eastwood starred Two mules for sister Sara and Joe Kidd before he began directing his own westerns as well as starring in, starting with High Plains Drifter and followed by Outlaw Josey Wales and Pale Knight. In 1992, Eastwood made Unforgivablewhich served as his last traditional Western before recently becoming the Neo-Western Cry Macho in 2021.
Unforgiven is getting a new streaming home
Clint Eastwood's 1992 Western won best film
UnforgivableClint Eastwood's best picture-winning Western is getting a new streaming home. Directed by and starring Eastwood, with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples (Blade runner, 12 monkeys), the 1992 western film follows a retired gunslinger who reluctantly comes out of retirement to right an injustice with the help of his ex-partner and a young outlaw. In addition to Clint Eastwood in the lead role, the cast also includes Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek and Frances Fisher.
Now, Eastwood's best picture-winning western is getting a new streaming release to start the new year. According to Collider, Unforgivable will arrive on Prime Video on January 1, 2025. The film is currently available to stream on Max.
Why you should watch Unforgiven on Prime Video
Won 4 Academy Awards
In UnforgivableIn Clint Eastwood's last traditional Western, the director and star recalls decades of Hollywood's glamorization of the Old West. For its powerful, unflinching commentary on the true nature of violence, the film won four Oscars, including Best Film and Best Director for Eastwood and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman. Unforgivable is a must-see for its genre-bending story, stellar performances, and powerful exploration of morality. Eastwood delivers a masterclass in cinema, making it simultaneously one of the best modern Westerns ever made and a timeless gem of the genre.
Source: Collider